The Cholesterol Hoax: 101+ Lies (Paperback)

~ (Author) "If you lower or eliminate cholesterol in your diet, your blood cholesterol will be lower..." (more)
Key Phrases: American Heart Association, Egg Beaters, Blood Institute (more...)

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Product Description

Has someone told you or a friends that your cholesterol is too high? Did you know that Americans have spent over a trillion dollars on a Hoax. Sheldon Zerden, with the help of many doctors in his search for the truth has compiled over 100 lies. This book should be read by you and your health advisor. "Dr DeBeakey" famous heart sergeon "Cholesterol has nothing to do with heart disease" Dr Michael Mann says Cholesterol is the Biggest scam of this century, maybe of all time. The Scientific community after 40 years and 27 clinical trials costing untold billions of dollars, has failed to show that lowering cholesterol with diet or drugs increased longevity.

From the Back Cover

The diet-heart-cholesterol connection is a fiction. It has thrived in the consciousness of the American people with the nourishment of forces in the fund-raising community, academia, the government, and the food industry. The motive for maintaining this hoax? PROFIT!

So says Sheldon Zerden, who has seen the myth continue unabated with billions of dollars a year in business. He says that the whole heart-healthy industry has led sane men of science astray and compromised the lives of almost everyone. He says that if the truth were admitted, this profit machine would go down in flames and take the food and pharmaceutical industries with them.

Zerden says that scientists really know that:

The reduction of dietary cholesterol does not increase the life of an individual.
The people who have the HIGHEST levels of cholesterol live the longest.
Including two whole eggs per day has shown no significant effect on serum cholesterol levels of normal humans.
Overwhelming evidence indicates that diet has little or nothing to do with coronary heat disease.
A diet for children endorsed by the American Heart Association would do serious harm to brain and mental development.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 129 pages
• Publisher: Bridger House Pub (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964010429
• ISBN-13: 978-0964010420
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #414,725 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book!!!, January 30, 1999

By A Customer

This book was incredibly interesting. It was the first book that told the truth about cholesterol. Everyone who is worried about cholesterol should read this book. It will make you feel a lot better if you know that 80% of the people who have heart attacks have a low cholesterol level(JAMA1964).

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book!!!, January 30, 1999

By A Customer

This book was incredibly interesting. It was the first book that told the truth about cholesterol. Everyone who is worried about cholesterol should read this book. It will make you feel a lot better if you know that 80% of the people who have heart attacks have a low cholesterol level(GAMA1964).

3.0 out of 5 stars TRUE LIES, June 19, 2009

By	SanSun - See all my reviews

Note that other than this review giving it 3 stars, all other reviews thus far have given it either 5, or 1 star and nothing in between whatsoever! What does that dichotomy of opinion tell you? Could it be that we just don't have enough knowledge and exact science accumulated on this subject? You can't go wrong either way writing a book about Cholesterol. I can do it with my degree in Astronomy, and so can you.
However, I'm still going to monitor my Cholesterol level and live my life in moderation. Perhaps that is the real cure, or perhaps that too will make no difference at all. I take my chances on that one and purchase one of these machines from Amazon. And thank you Amazon for showing this book right next to other products. That is very honest. I, as a consumer, will make my own decision.